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January  19,  1920 
January  20,  1920 
January  21,  1920 


APPROPRIATION 

ORDINANCE 

1920 


OF  THE 

CITY  OF  ROCKFORD 

ILLINOIS 


APPROPRIATION 

ORDINANCE 

1920 

| 

OF  THE 

CITY 

OF  ROCKFORD 

ILLINOIS 

Passed 

1 

January  19,  1920 

Approved 

January  20,  1920 

Published 

January  21,  1920 

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Appropriation  Ordinance 

FOR  THE  YEAR  1920 


An  Ordinance  making  Appropriations 
for  Corporate,  Public  Tuberculosis  San- 
itarium, Bonded  Debt,  Garbage  Col- 
lection and  Disposal,  Public  Benefits, 
Firemen’s  Pension  and  Police  Pension 
purposes  for  the  fiscal  year  1920. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Rockford,  Illinois: 

Section  1:  That  the  following  sums 
of  money  or  so  much  hereof  as  may 
be  authorized  by  law  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  appropriated  for  Corporate, 
Public  Tuberculosis  Sanitarium,  Bonded 
Debt,  Garbage  Collection  and  Disposal, 
Public  Benefits,  Firemen’s  Pension  and 
Police  Pension  purposes  of  the  City  of 
Rockford  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  as  here- 
inafter specified: 

GENERAL  FUND 


Salary  of  Officers: 

Mayor  $ 2,250.00 

City  Clerk  1,850.00 

Aldermen  5,640.00 


$ 9,740.00 

Miscellaneous  Expense: 

Clerk’s  Assistants  $ 4,280.00 

Extra  Clerk  hire  300.00 

Publishing  ordinances  and 

printing  . 1,800.00 

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Books  and  stationery  700.00 

Postage 150.00 

Supplies  and  incidentals  800.00 

Telephones  150.00 

Auditing  expense  500.00 


$ 8,680.00 

City  Hall  Expense: 

Janitor  $ 1,500.00 

Elevator  operator  900.00 

Light  and  Power  500.00 

Fuel  2,000.00 

Contingent  expense  600.00 

Repairs  1,200.00 

Heating  plant  4,000.00 

Painting  and  decorating  1,500.00 


$ 12,200.00 

Special  Assessments: 

City  Property  $ 363.26 

Deficit  in  Special  Funds  ....  5,868.79 


$ 6,232.05 

Public  Charities: 

Hospitals  $ 2,025.00 

Children’s  Home 500.00 

Winnebago  County  Home 

for  Aged 500.00 

Public  Welfare  Association  300.00 


$ 3,325.00 

Board  of  Local  Improvements: 

Postage  and  supplies  $ 250.00 

CITY  LIGHTS 

Lighting  752  lamps  at  $43 

per  year  $ 32,336.00 


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Lighting  12  lights  on  Chest- 
nut St.  bridge  at  $23  per 

year  276.00 

Lighting  22  lights  on  Mor- 
gan St.  bridge  at  $18  per 

year  ...  396.00 

Lighting  5 lights  on  Win- 
nebago St.  viaduct  at  $43 

per  year  215.00 

Moving  poles  500.00 

Installing  64  new  lamps....  8,000.00 


$ 41,723.00 

Board  of  Fire  and  Police  Comr’s: 

Salary  of  (1)  Commissioner  $ 75.00 

Salary  of  Secretary  150.00 

Incidentals  100.00 


$ 325.00 

Board  of  Plumbers: 

Salaries  of  Board  Members.  $ 300.00 

Clerk  hire  and  incidentals  100.00 


$ 400.00 

Building  Inspector: 

Salary  of  Inspector  $ 2,500.00 

Ford  Roadster  625.00 

Automobile  maintenance  ....  300.00 

Printing  150.00 

Stenographer  ...  320.00 

Typewriter 35.00 

Office  equipment  ...., 50.00 


$ 3,980.00 


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Plumbing  Inspector: 

Salary  of  Inspector  .. $ 2,333.30 

Office  expense  100.00 

Automobile  maintenance  ....  300.00 

Stenographer  ...  320.00 

Typewriter 35.00 

Office  equipment  50.00 


$ 3,138.30 

Electrical  Inspector: 

Salary  of  Inspector  $ 2,000.00 

Printing  ...  100.00 

Office  equipment  125.00 

Stenographer  320.00 

Typewriter  30.00 


$ 2,575.00 

Public  Market: 

Salary  of  Market  Master.. ..$  840.00 

Cleaning  yard  60.00 

Fuel  25.00 

Telephone  13.25 

Printing  5.00 

Incidentals  20.00 


$ 963.25 

City  Sealer: 

Salary  of  City  Sealer $ 680.00 

Miscellaneous  expense 100.00 


$ 780.00 

Board  of  Election  Commissioners: 

Judges  and  clerks  $ 1,250.00 

Polling  places  2,350.00 

Hauling  booths  and  para- 
phernalia   300.00 


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Printing  list  of  voters  500.00 

Publishing  ballots  1,000.00 

Publishing  list  of  judges 

and  clerks  100.00 

Advertising  elections  and 

registrations  200.00 

Printing  official  ballots  1,200.00 

Office  supplies  250.00 

General  election  supplies  ... . 400.00 

New  map  ..... 175.00 

Extra  office  help  400.00 

Deficit  1919  1,299.30 


$ 9,424.30 

Legal  Department: 

Salary  of  City  Attorney  $ 1,000.00 

Salary  of  Corporation  Counsel  1,333.33 

Supplies  100.00 

Contingent  expense  500.00 

Litigation  Expense  1,000.00 

Books  75.00 

Judgments  and  awards  2,500.00 


$ 6,508.33 

Police  Department: 

Salaries: — 

Chief  of  Police  $ 3,000.00 

Captain  of  Police  2,400.00 

Lieutenant  of  Police  2,000.00 

Secretary  of  Police  2,000.00 

Patrol  Sergeant  1,800.00 

Desk  Sergeant  1,800.00 

Sanitary  Officer  1,200.00 

2 Policewomen  .... 2,400.00 

29  Patrolmen  a $1,680.00  48,720.00 

7 Patrolmen  at  $1,500,00....  10,500.00 

1 new  Patrol  Sergeant  1,800.00 

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1 new  Desk  Sergeant 1,800.00 

5 new  Patrolmen  at  $1,380.00  6,900.00 

Rents  for  Stations,  Districts 

4 and  5 540.00 

Supplies  and  general  ex- 
penses   1,500.00 

Contingent  expenses  1,800.00 

Board  and  supplies  for 

prisoners  1,800.00 

Telephones  325.00 

Rent,  light  and  fuel  for  pa- 
trol barn  950.00 

Light  and  heat,  Wyman  St. 

and  7th  St.  stations  200.00 

Exra  Police  and  motor  boat 

for  river  1,000.00 

Maintaining  four  motorcy- 
cles   500.00 

Maintaining  motor  patrol 

and  2 automobiles  1,200.00 

Repairs  on  police  alarm 

system  500.00 

1 new  and  exchange  of  2 

motorcycles  700.00 

Repairs  and  repainting  of 

Jail  200.00 

Repairs  and  repainting  of 

motor  patrol  215.00 

Filing  cabinet,  typewriter 

and  fixtures  for  office 250.00 

Six  merchant  police  for  dist. 

Nos.  1,  2,  4 and  5 2,640.00 

Refund  Angelo  Centanie  fine  202.60 

Court  costs,  Lindberg  case  50.00 


$100,892.60 


Health  Department: 

Health  Commissioner  $ 1,250.00 

Secretary  1,080.00 

Head  Nurse  1,200.00 

1 Public  Health  Nurse  at 

$1,080.00  1,080.00 

Food  Inspector  2,400.00 

Dairy  Inspector  2,100.00 

Quarantine  officer  1,680.00 

2 Sanitary  inspectors  at 

$1,680.00  3,360.00 

City  Chemist  900.00 

City  Bacteriologist 900.00 


$ 15,950.00 

Equipment: 

2 Ford  Roadsters  $ 1,329.44 

Linoleum  for  floors  150.00 


$ 1,479.44 

Operative  Maintenance: 

General  supplies,  office  ex- 
pense, etc.  $ 1,000.00 

Printing  and  Publicity  500.00 

Removal  of  dead  animals  ..  500.00 

Motor  upkeep  1,200.00 

Contingent  fund  800.00 


Municipal  Dispensary: 

Nurse  $ 1,200.00 

Salaries  2 physicians,  at 

$600  1,200.00 

General  supplies,  office  ex- 
pense, etc 600.00 

$ 3,000.00 


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Public  Comfort  Stations: 

Rent,  4th  Ave.  Station $ 420.00 

Janitor  service,  both  sta- 
tions   900.00 

Supplies,  paper  and  towels  506.30 

Supplies,  general,  light, 
water,  etc.  ...  420.00 


$ 2,246.30 

Total  Health  Department..  26,675.74 
TOTAL  GENERAL  FUND  236,145.90 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT  FUND 
Salaries: — 

Fire  Marshal  $ 3,000.00 

A’sst.  Marshal  2,400.00 

Electrician  — — - 2,000.00 

Master  mechanic 2,000.00 

8 Captains  at  $2,000.00 16,000.00 

8 Lieutenants  at  $1,800.00....  14,400.00 

5 Engineers  at  $1,800,00....  9,000.00 

35  Firemen  1st  grade  at 

$1,680.00  58,800.00 

8 Firemen  second  grade  at 

$1,500.00  12,000.00 

16  New  Firemen  for  2 Pla- 
toon System  at  $1,380 22,080.00 

Supplies: 

Fuel  $ 1,800.00 

Lights  400.00 

Laundry  500.00 

Telephones  90.00 

General  supplies  1,500.00 

Gasoline  and  oil  1,400.00 

Supplies  for  Repair  Shop....  1,200.00 
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New  Tires  1,500.00 

Fire  Hose  1,500.00 

Repairs  to  Stations  L000.00 

Fire  Alarm  Maintenance....  1,300.00 

Underground  Cable  for  Fire 

and  Police  Departments  10,000.00 

Two  Rotary  Pumps  2,000.00 

For  used  Thomas  touring  car  500.00 

Special  Assessments  214.24 

$166,584.24 

ENGINEERING  FUND 
Salaries: — 

Public  Engineer  $ 2,833.33 

Supt.  of  Streets  2,000.00 

Leveler  1,860.00 

Rodman  1,100.00 

Clerk  1,200.00 

Street  Foreman  2,000.00 

Yard  foreman  1,200.00 

Sidewalk  Inspector 800.00 

Telephones  100.00 

Postage  and  supplies  700.00 

Wheel  tax  badges 200.00 

Auto  Insurance  and  license  250.00 

Storage  tanks  for  road  oil 

including  pump  and  motor  1,800.00 

Retaining  wall  at  foot  of 

Loomis  Street  1,500.00 

General  bridge  repairs  1,500.00 

Painting  bridges  and  build- 
ings   500.00 

Property  and  tools 2,500.00 

Roller  repairs  650.00 

One  3^ -ton  motor  truck....  4,500.00 

Auto  supplies  and  mainten- 
ance   1,000.00 

Auto  exchange  400.00 


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Asphalt  pavement  repair 1,500.00 

Trimming  trees 1,000.00 

Contingent  expense  1,000.00 

Crosswalks  and  sidewalks....  8,000.00 

Ninth  Street  bridge  11,000.00 

Elm  Street  bridge  22,000.00 

Cleaning  streets  30,000.00 

General  street  repairs  60,000.00 

Building  on  Shumway  Mar- 
ket   2,700.00 

Deficit  in  1919  Fund  1,275.10 

Extending  7th  St.  tp  State  6,000.00 
Extending  Sanford  to  Tay 

Street  6,000.00 

Lot  for  storage  2,000.00 


$181,063.43 


SEWER  FUND 
Repairs,  supplies  and  sew- 
er extensions  $ 18,000.00 

Storm  Sewers: 

Seventh  Ave  and  Eighth  St. 
from  Keith’s  Creek  to  2nd 

Ave 4,700.00 

Horsman  St.  and  Bruce  St.  2,800.00 

Lowering  Storm  sewer  on 
Hinkley  Ave.  from  Elm 

St.  south  800.00 

State  Street  from  Hink- 
ley Ave.  west  750.00 

John  St.  from  Church  to 

Court  St 700.00 

Williams  Park  Storm  sewer  2,500.00 

14th  St.  Storm  Sewer 1,900.00 

Auto  supplies  and  repairs  800.00 

Stationery  and  supplies  150.00 


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$ 33,100.00 


WATER  WORKS  FUND 
Administrative  Expense: 

Superintendent  $ 2,833.33 

General  Office  salaries  6,575.00 

Water  Inspector  1,350.00 

Office  supplies  and  postage  1,500.00 

Telephones  118.36 

Meter  Readers  2,700.00 


$ 15,076.60 

Operation  and  Maintenance  Expense: 

Engine  room  salaries  $ 16,012.50 

Additional  engine  room  help  1,350.00 

Unit  Well  Operator  1,500.00 

Engine  room  supplies  1,400.00 

Engine  room  repairs  1,500.00 

Fuel,  Central  Pumping  Sta- 
tion   21,060.00 

Fuel  heating  unit  wells  ....  150.00 

Light  and  power  10,500.00 

Distribution  system  1,100.00 

Reservoirs,  wells  and  con- 
duits   900.00 

Hydrants  1,200.00 

Services,  Dkg,  Ftns.,  water 

Tks.,  etc 1,200.00 

Meters  . 4,000.00 

Contingent,  shop,  stock 

room,  etc 5,000.00 

Automobiles — supplies  and 
repairs  2,500.00 


$ 70,272.50 

Property  Account: 

Distribution  System  $ 63,000.00 

Hydrants  9,000.00 


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Tools  and  tool  equipment....  1?200.00 

Transportation  equipment  ..  3,635.00 

Office  Equipment  and  map 

work  860.05 

Special  Assessments  44.24 


$ 77,739.38 

Total  Water  Works  $163,088.57 

INTEREST  FUND 

Interest  on  temporary  loans$  12,166.70 
Interest  on  bonded  debt 43,624.00 


$ 55,790.70 

PUBLIC  BENEFITS  FUND 

Public  benefits  for  sewer, 

paving  and  macadam  $ 44,051.15 

WATER  WORKS  CONSTRUCTION 
- FUND 

New  Water  Works  plant 

and  site  $500,000.00 

SINKING  FUND 

Bridge  bonds  maturing $ 11,500.00 

Water  Works  bonds  matur- 
ing   25,000.00 


$ 36,500.00 

GARBAGE  COLLECTION  AND 
DISPOSAL  FUND 
Initial  Equipment: 

1 3l4 -ton  truck  ... 

1 Ford  ton  truck 


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.$  4,300.00 
800.00 


8 25-gallon  G1  cans  50.00 

1 hoisting  crane  350.00 

2 truck  trailers  at  $700 1,400.00 

Housing  shed  for  equipment  1,200.00 

3 garbage  wagon  boxes  at 

$125  375.00 

2 boxes  for  ashes  and  rub- 
bish at  $85  170.00 


$ 8,645.00 

Operative  Maintenance: 

Salaries: — 

Foreman  $ 2,200.00 

Clerk  900.00 

Truck  driver  1,800.00 

Truck  helper  1,500.00 

9 teamsters  at  $2,100 18,900.00 

Printing  300.00 

Repairs  on  present  equip- 
ment   900.00 

General  expense  for  trans- 
fer station  400.00 

Motor  maintenance  1,400.00 


$ 28,320.00 

Total  Garbage  Collection 

Fund  $ 36,965.00 


FIREMEN’S  PENSION  FUND 
Maintenance  $ 8,090.00 

POLICE  PENSION  FUND 

Maintenance  $ 8,090.00 

PUBLIC  TUBERCULOSIS  SANI- 
TARIUM FUND 

Sewers,  wells,  etc.  . 

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.$  5,500.00 


Roadways  and  sidewalks  ....  500.00 

Swings,  settees,  etc.  150.00 

Main  Hospital  Building  ex- 
tension   17,000.00 

Service  equipment  Building 

No.  1 7,500.00 

Hospital  furniture  1,200.00 

Hospital  furnishings  800.00 

Equipment  for  feeding  pa- 
tients   1,200.00 

Vehicles  (Administration 

Dept.)  700.00 


$ 34,550.00 

TOTAL  APPROPRIA- 


TION   $1,505,690.66 

Section  2:  All  unexpended  balances 
of  any  item  or  items  of  any  general  ap- 
propriation made  by  this  Ordinance  may 
be  expended  in  making  up  any  deficiency 
in  any  item  or  items  in  the  same  gen- 
eral appropriation  made  by  this  Ordi- 
nance. 

Section  3:  This  Ordinance  shall  be 
published  in  the  Register-Gazette,  and 
shall  be  in  force  at  the  expiration  of 
ten  days  from  and  after  its  publication. 

Approved, 

(Seal)  ROBERT  REW, 

Mayor. 

Attest:  E.  A.  WETTERGREN, 

City  Clerk. 

Passed  January  19,  1920. 

Approved  January  20,  1920. 

Published  January  21,  1920. 

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STATEMENT 


Showing  the  sources  from  which  the  Appropriations  for  1920  are  derived, 
as  approved  by  the  City  Council,  February  2,  1920: — 


GENERAL  FUND—  Revenue  Tax  Levy 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund  $ 1,126.51 

“ Unappropriated  Fund  16,625.89 

“ General  Licenses  5,000.00 

“ Fines  and  Penalties  5,000.00 

“ Rfd  Electric  Co. — Heat....  1,000.00 

“ Rfd.  Electric  Co. — Light..  3,000.00 

“ Rfd.  & Interurban  Ry.  Co.  2,000.00 

“ Market  Master  300.00 

“ Park  Board  Rent  200.00 

“ Plumbing  Inspections  1,200.00 

Building  Permits  4,000.00 

“ Board  of  Plumbers 1,000.00  . 

“ City  Sealer  100.00 


$40,552.40 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT  FUND— 


From  Surplus  1919  Fund  $ 916.69 

From  Unappropriated  Fund  ....  264.21 

$ 1,180.90 

ENGINEER  FUND— 

From  Unappropriated  Fund  ....$  4,332.30 

“ Road  and  Bridge  Tax  ....  130,000.00 

“ Surveys  300.00 

“ Vehicle  Licenses, 


(1919  unappropriated)  17,855.25 


$152,487.55 

SEWER  FUND— 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund $ 475.67 

WATER  WORKS  FUND— 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund $ 34,725.57 

“ Unappropriated  Fund  ....  10,855.18 

“ Water  Rents  117,507.82 

$163,088.57 

INTEREST  FUND— 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund $ 890.88 

PUBLIC  BENEFITS  FUND  

SINKING  FUND  


$197,260.17 


$165,403.34 


$ 28,580.88 
$ 32,624.33 


$ 54,899.82 
$ 44,051.15 
$ 36,500.00 


GARBAGE  COLLECTION  & DISPOSAL  FUND— 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund $ 3,769.50  $ 33,195.50 


FIREMEN’S  PENSION  FUND  ..  $ 8,090.00 

POLICE  PENSION  FUND $ 8,090.00 

PUBLIC  TUBERCULOSIS  SANITARIUM  FUND— 

From  Surplus  1919  Fund  $ 25,789.23  $ 8,760.77 

WATER  WORKS  CONSTRUCTION  FUND— 

From  Sale  of  Bonds  $500,000.00 


Appropriation 


$237,812.57 


$166,584.24 


$181,068.43 
$ 33,100.00 


$163,088.57 

$ 55,790.70 
$ 44,051.15 
$ 36,500.00 

$ 36,965.00 
$ 8,090.00 
$ 8,090.00 

$ 34,550.00 

$500,000.00 


$888,234.70  $617,455.96 


$1,505,690.66 


